Another day in Voradep

Undi and Woezo! My name is Molly and I am currently on my sixth week of being in Ghana volunteering at the school International Achievers. The school is composed of about 30 students from the age 2-7 that live in the local village called Voradep. I currently am teaching in the nursery which is composed of 2-5 year olds. The children are eager to learn, and absolutely love singing and dancing. Frequently throughout the day one of the older children will burst out in song, and soon after the entire class will burst out with a chorus of "See See See" or "Every Cell in my Body is Well". While some songs are the same, or slightly different, from American songs, there are many songs that are unique to Ghana. For example, "See See See" is a song about seeing a bird that goes as follows:

See See See
I can see a bird
Standing on a tree
ah ah ah
where is my gun
If I see my gun I will shoot shoot shoot and SHOOT
and the bird
will be mine
and the bird
will be MINE!

The kids at the school are a tight-knit community. They come from a small village, and they know each other well. They take care of each other: the older kids walk the younger ones to school and bring them to buy their lunch.If a child is missing for a day the other children will know if they are sick and when they will come back to school. Overall, the experience of the community life is much different than America. These kids rely on each other for support. Siblings or older neighbors frequently drop the children off at school because the child's parents have already left for work. Older classmates walk other classmates home who have parents who are still at work when we get out. 

International Achievers is a small school, but every day is full of comical events and unexpected happenings. There is never a dull moment in Voredui, and I can thank my young nursery students for that. I will update with more of my adventures at the school and beyond soon but until then miadogo!